DNR Actions

Rabies Emergency Act prevents importation of many mammals for which there is no approved rabies vaccine. DNR expanded the list
to include prohibition of pet trade of fox, skunk, raccoon, bear, alligators, crocodiles, any member of the cat family excluding domestic cats,
and any poisonous snakes.

Maryland’s weed control law lists specific species that cannot be grown in the state.

Mute swan management, beginning in 2002

2002 MDE passed regulations for the Port of Baltimore to encourage ocean-going ships to exchange their ballast in the open ocean to
reduce odds of marine invasives being released in the harbor.